JULIE WEED

March 9, 2018 at 4:23 pm

Catering to ‘last chance’ travelers who seek disappearing marvels

Travel agencies are seeing a sharp rise in the number of people who want to glimpse disappearing marvels or experience changing cultures before they are...

Nation & World

Jody Hall, founder of Cupcake Royale and The Goodship, a marijuana edibles company,

March 9, 2018 at 6:00 am

Seattle’s The Goodship navigates the churning waters of the pot industry as its expands marijuana-infused edibles into California

Selling legal marijuana edibles is hard enough in one early-legal state, but growing across state lines was sufficiently daunting that Jody Hall, founder of Seattle’s...

Business

February 18, 2017 at 8:00 am

Hotel companies bolstering tech staffs to improve hospitality

As guests increasingly use their phones and computers as they research, book and stay in hotels, the hospitality industry is scrambling to recruit tech talent,...

January 2, 2017 at 5:21 pm

Airlines get ahead of weather, complaints by letting fliers change their own travel plans

Airlines are making it easier for passengers to make no-cost changes to their itineraries on their own, without speaking to a representative, with “weather waivers”...

Nation & World

September 1, 2015 at 2:20 pm

Hotels fight Expedia and other travel sites for bookings

Amid high financial stakes, hotels try to lure travelers into booking directly with them through enticements such as free Wi-Fi, free meals and more.

May 12, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Watch out, hotels. Fast-growing Airbnb makes inroads with business travelers

Airbnb has more than 1 million rooms available in homes, apartments and even former barns — more places to sleep than hotel giants like Marriott...

March 22, 2014 at 8:00 pm

Gay couples advised to hire a lawyer to protect themselves

Bob Huven and Howard Leonard, of Seattle, have been together since 2008. When their relationship became serious in their first year together, the two sought...

Business

November 12, 2013 at 4:57 pm